Volume 43, No. 1

Spring 2010

The Spring 2010 issue begins with Steven Peck exploring the development of LDS theology regarding evolution and how that has changed since the restoration. This is followed by Holly Welker who speculates on what makes a woman virtuous, using the film Johnny Lingo as a reference. Finally we have "Violence in the Scriptures: Mormonism and the Cultural Theory of Rene Girard" by Mack C. Sterling, who attempts to reconcile some of the more disturbing parts of the scriptures. To end this issue we have several works of fiction, an interview, and a sermon.

Articles/Essays

Crawling Out of the Primordial Soup: A Step toward the Emergence of an LDS Theology Compatible with Organic Evolution

Steven L. Peck

Dialogue 43.1 (Spring 2010): 1–36
And in fact, what might it mean that God “used” evolution tocreate life’s diversity? Was this a choice for God among other al-ternatives? Do Wildman’s pessimistic conclusions hold for Mor-monism? Does evolution imply a noninterventionist Deity? Arethere more optimistic views possible, some of which may actuallysuggest that evolution enhances and expands our view of God?